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#1 Posted: 9/16/2023 10:40:50 PM
Am I missing something here? It seems that the sum(1) function that's supposed to provide the sum of the elements of a vector/matrix is coming up with an error in the basic summation. In the screenshot attached, the sum(1) function totals 87.288 kips for a 4 element single column matrix that adds up to 86.215 kips by hand on a calculator, by adding the elements individually in SMath, and by an L1 norm function. It's over 1 kip different, so it shouldn't be rounding in any way. Is there something different about the sum(1) function that would cause it to come up with a different answer, or is this a bug?

Thanks,
Jason
Thanks,
Jason
Jason McCool
Robbins Engineering
Little Rock, AR, USA
#2 Posted: 9/16/2023 11:55:33 PM
I'm trying to replicate this issue, but for me all calculations are ok.
Please check your SMath version..

Sumation issue.sm (4 KiB) downloaded 52 time(s).
Oscar
Please check your SMath version..
Sumation issue.sm (4 KiB) downloaded 52 time(s).
Oscar
#3 Posted: 9/17/2023 12:19:17 AM
Yeah, I'm on the same version as you: appVersion(4)="1.0.8348.30405". When I copy that data into a new sheet or enter new data in a new sheet and sum it, it works out, same as what you're seeing. But it still displays the wrong sum in the original sheet. I'm going to have to take a look at it more tomorrow with fresh eyes, but thanks for the quick response. I hadn't actually tried it in a clean worksheet earlier, so there must be something in my other worksheet causing a problem.
Jason
Jason
Jason McCool
Robbins Engineering
Little Rock, AR, USA
#4 Posted: 9/17/2023 7:18:33 AM
Same as Oscar, because we both composed on new sheet.
Jean
Jean
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